---
title: Everybody Codes
teaser: |
  Everybody at a startup should be able to write some HTML, CSS, JavaScript,
  and SQL, and be able to commit to version control and deploy to staging.
tags: news,web
author: Dan Croak
published_on: 2011-03-06
---

[Antonio Rodriguez](http://twitter.com/#!/antrod) of [Matrix
Partners](http://www.matrixpartners.com/) has
spoken on the advantages of early stage
web startups in which everybody codes, including "business people".

In this context, "coding" might mean activities like:

* Adding JavScript snippets for analytics tools to the app.
* Writing <abbr title="Structured Query Language">SQL</abbr> queries on a
  read-only database.
* Writing <abbr title="HyperText Markup Language">HTML</abbr> and <abbr
  title="Cascading Style Sheets">CSS</abbr> to change a layout a customer found
  confusing.
* Committing to version control.
* Deploying to staging.

Antonio graciously agreed to record a 10-minute video on the topic. He's
interviewed by [Brendan Schwartz](http://twitter.com/brendan) of
[Wistia](http://wistia.com), the makers of the famed [video
heatmap](http://wistia.com/product/tracking).

UPDATE: Antonio [wrote a followup](http://www.businessinsider.com/everybody-codes-a-year-later-2011-3?utm_source=%23frankguillen&amp;utm_medium=twitter&amp;utm_campaign=FrankGuillen+Buzz)
to our post on Business Insider.